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I was just reading something from the New Yorker magazine which stated:

“Paying hush money is not a crime under New York state law,” Mark Pomerantz, a lawyer who worked in the D.A.’s office, wrote, in “People vs. Donald Trump,” an insider account of the office’s investigation of the former President..

So my question is, in which US state(s) is paying hush money considered illegal?

ohwilleke
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"Hush money" is just tabloid-speak for a non-disclosure agreement, which is generally legal throughout the United States -- or, for the money paid in exchange for the non-disclosure agreement.

There are some exceptions, like the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which limits the enforceability of NDAs regarding sexual harassment.

And while an NDA may limit you from voluntarily providing information to the police, it cannot limit you from answering truthfully when under oath, i.e., when you are ordered to answer by a court or a subpoena issued by a court.

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